Soon millions of Christians will be taking 40 days to contemplate the last days of Jesus Christ before the celebration of ...

Here’s when Ash Wednesday, Lent, Good Friday and Easter 2025 are and why the dates they fall on change every year. Easter ...

Ash Wednesday begins the Christian season of Lent. The 6-week period is a tectonic time of year leading up to Easter. What we ...

Ash Wednesday, a holiday in which those practicing receive ash on their foreheads in the shape of a cross, will take place ...

Lent starts Wednesday, March 5, and runs through April 17, 2025. In the Christian church, Lent is a period of spiritual ...

It's often seen as the final burst of excitement before Lent begins, setting the stage for the solemn preparations leading to ...

The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

Letter: We can ponder the rebirth of spring with its colorful array of flowers, plants and lush greenery; however, we can also muse upon our own rebirth and spiritual awakening with repentance and ...

Lent is a 40-day season of prayer and fasting observed by Christians. Lent will start on Ash Wednesday, March 5. It ends on ...

Lent is here, and Long John Silver’s is celebrating the season with great deals on great tasting shrimp. Starting Feb. 24, ...

York Minster has announced its programme of activities to mark Lent, Holy Week, and Easter 2025. A Lent Cross will be suspended from the Central Tower on Shrove Tuesday, and will remain in place until ...

The Lent season – which is a 40-day period of prayer and fasting leading up to Easter – starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on the Thursday before Easter Sunday. This year, Ash Wednesday and the ...